Wen Ze's move was something Yan Li had not expected.
Seeing the servants around her secretly relieved, she couldn't help but feel a strange emotion.
Before Yan Li could think further, Wen Ze urged again considerately, "If we don't leave now, we'll be late."
Seeing that he said that, she didn't delay any longer. She took his hand and headed into the hall.
But by then, the palace was already fraught with danger.
Those who originally came with the convoy were detained by the guards outside the palace on the grounds of security. Now, inside the palace, Wen Ze is truly isolated and helpless, except for Yan Li.
But he covered his eyes, completely unaware that he was in danger.
Yan Li, a mute princess, received her father's order on the day of her wedding: to find a good opportunity to kill Wen Ze.
However, more than killing Wenze, she was curious about the purpose of the person who created this dream.
There are some things she cannot defy. In this dream, the person behind it all clearly only wants her to be a guest, not to change the fate between the princess and him.
But if every time she sees the crystal coffin, it's just to enter this dream, then how will she ultimately decide on the princess?
"The king has some matters he wishes to discuss with the lord privately. Why doesn't the princess take a stroll in the garden?"
"Spring has long since arrived, and the palace gardens are in full bloom with a hundred flowers, each with its own unique color. Outside the palace, the princess rarely gets to see such a sight."
Yan Li was powerless to resist, and Wen Ze had no intention of stopping her. He gently squeezed her hand and whispered:
“Ah Yan, go and have a good look around. I will come looking for you.”
Yan Li had some doubts: Did he really have the life to come looking for her?
However, the very fact that a dream is called a dream means that it has its absurd aspects.
In the blink of an eye, Yan Li appeared amidst a profusion of flowers.
Seeing this scene, she could only sigh.
Just then, a man's voice came from behind.
"Ah Li, you're finally back."
Turning around, she saw a man dressed in knight's attire, who appeared to be a cavalryman. He was about the same age as her, a young man of about seventeen or eighteen.
“Cha Yun told me that we could have taken you away smoothly that day, but unfortunately we were discovered by the king’s guards, which is why they captured you and forced you to marry that lord.”
"Your return today means our opportunity has arrived. Why don't we take this chance and run away?"
The anxiety in his expression seemed genuine, and the Cha Yun he mentioned was the maid who had helped him escape from the palace that day.
Seeing him step forward to stop her, Yan Li took several steps back, looked around, and found that there wasn't a single servant passing by.
“Ah Li, don’t hesitate. That lord kills people without blinking an eye. Although you have treated him well in the past, you still schemed against him, used him, and even almost caused his death. He will definitely not let you go.”
“Come with me, Ali. It’s better for us to find another way to survive than to wait to die by his side.”
Yan Li would never follow a complete stranger. She shook her head, took a few steps back, and gestured with her hands.
"No need, I have my own plans."
The truth is that Yan Li didn't know what his own plans were either; he just felt that the young man in front of him had an overly obvious scheming in his eyes.
It made no attempt to conceal his intention to harm her.
Que Fu hadn't expected Yan Li to reject him. His expression was full of shock as he looked at Yan Li in front of him and couldn't help but step forward again.
"Why? Ah Li, don't you remember me?" Perhaps seeing Yan Li's overly cold attitude, Que Fu finally noticed something amiss:
“I am Que Fu. Didn’t you promise to leave the palace with me and live a free and uncoerced life?”
She was clearly enamored with him before, and even openly expressed her feelings in front of the lord. How come she acts like she doesn't know him at all now?
Is it possible that all his plans will come to naught?
No, he absolutely will not allow it!
He, Que Fu, is about to become the prince consort of this kingdom.
The king only has one daughter, the princess. If he can get the princess, the kingdom will be his for the taking.
But now, the princess, who used to obey him in everything, has suddenly changed and even has other plans.
What are her plans? Is she going to support her husband to become the new king of this kingdom?
When Yan Li heard this man identify himself as Que Fu and hear his words, he already understood what was going on.
It seems that her attitude aroused his suspicion.
Before she could think further, her hands were already moving faster than her brain, gesturing in the air.
"Who are you and who am I? Do you think you can climb up to me?"
"I'm just looking for a free and unrestrained life, and that's all on my own. How could it have anything to do with you?"
The moment Yan Li looked up, she saw Wen Ze, who had untied the red silk.
He stood quietly, a faint smile playing on his lips, seemingly not intending to step forward and stop them.
"Ah Li is lying to me, isn't she?"
"If you truly cared about my status, why did you oppose that lord for my sake in the first place?"
"Did he threaten you?"
“Ali, he’s probably being held back by the king’s men. Let’s escape first, let’s leave the palace, and then we can plan this out. We’ll definitely find a way. The ministers in the palace will never tolerate an ominous person taking control of the kingdom.”
At this moment, Que Fu was still completely unaware of this. He felt as if the sky had fallen and tried to pull her hand away, but he missed again.
"Ah Li!" Que Fu raised his voice, trying to wake the 'unconscious' Yan Li:
“As long as we leave this place today, we still have hope, Ali, you have to believe me…”
He had to trick Yan Li into leaving first, otherwise he would really have no chance.
She was so weak-willed; she had clearly been willing to elope with him before, but now that they were married, she denied everything and didn't even care about their previous affection.
If he had known this would happen, he should have made a secret engagement with her much earlier.
"General Que is clearly deeply in love with my wife."
The sky has truly fallen.
Of course, this only applies to Quefu.
Yan Li remained calm.
Que Fu was a young general, but he had no real power. Taking advantage of Wen Ze's departure from the capital, he deliberately approached Yan Li and finally managed to win her heart, only to have it all ruined when Wen Ze returned to the city.
How could he possibly accept this?
"Ah Li doesn't like you at all, why force her?"
Que Fu turned around, opened his arms, looking flustered but trying to remain calm, and shielded Yan Li behind him, as if the two of them really had some unspeakable affair.
He attempted to pull Yan Li into his boat, just as he had done before.
"For the sake of the princess's past kindness to you, please, lord, show mercy and spare our lives!"
Wen Ze's red eyes seemed eerie to others, so Que Fu didn't dare to look him in the eye when he spoke. He tilted his head, stubborn and obstinate, as if his love for Yan Li was stronger than gold.
Every word he uttered reminded Wen Ze of the past, of Yan Li's betrayal of him, yet this man pretended to be innocent, as if he were the bad guy.
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